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Definition
Students with learning disabilities are at or above average intelligence compared to others the same age. They typically experience difficulties with the one or more of the processes of thinking, reading, writing, speaking, spelling or math computation.
Common Characteristics
Many students with learning disabilities may have trouble organizing thoughts and ideas when speaking or writing. They may also experiences difficulties making meaningful connections between what they have read or heard from others.
What Do You Expect?
All students have different needs and more importantly, strengths!
Interventions
There are research-based strategies/interventions to target skills and increase competencies for students with learning disabilities. By teaching the students to use the strategies, they are able to apply many of them in all discipline areas in order to be more globally successful and also better understand their areas of need. One resource with example strategies is http://www.interventioncentral.org/.
Guidelines:
Definition
Students with learning disabilities are at or above average intelligence compared to others the same age. They typically experience difficulties with the one or more of the processes of thinking, reading, writing, speaking, spelling or math computation.Common Characteristics
Many students with learning disabilities may have trouble organizing thoughts and ideas when speaking or writing. They may also experiences difficulties making meaningful connections between what they have read or heard from others.What Do You Expect?
All students have different needs and more importantly, strengths!Interventions
There are research-based strategies/interventions to target skills and increase competencies for students with learning disabilities. By teaching the students to use the strategies, they are able to apply many of them in all discipline areas in order to be more globally successful and also better understand their areas of need. One resource with example strategies is http://www.interventioncentral.org/.Go to ADD/ADHD